Karen Black(I)(1939–2013)

Karen Black was born Karen Blanche Ziegler in Park Ridge, Illinois, to Elsie Mary (Reif), who wrote children's books, and Norman Arthur Ziegler, an engineer and businessman. She was of Norwegian (from her paternal grandmother), German, and Bohemian (Czech) descent. Karen entered Northwestern University at 15 and left two years later. She studied ... See full bio »

1975
Nashville
(lyrics: "I Don't Know If I Found It in You") / (music: "I Don't Know If I Found It in You") / (performer: "Memphis", "Rolling Stone", "I Don't Know If I Found It in You") / (writer: "Memphis", "Rolling Stone")

1973
The Pyx
("Song of Solomon Chapter 3 verses 1-4", "I was touched by your passing through", "It all turned out the way I planned it")

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[re Bob Rafelson, director of Five Easy Pieces (1970) and her character in it] Rafelson thought I might be too complex for Rayette, but I told him I'm essentially simple, that really everybody is essentially simple, that we are all just beings who, uh, be. Certainly Rayette can just be. dig her, she's not dumb, she's just not into thinking. I didn't have to know anybody like her to play her. I ... See more
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